I was addicted to drugs for about 10 years and opiates were the drug of choice in the end. I have been in numerous detoxes and been on suboxone maintenance. I have dealt with plenty of addicts I've tried to help who h...

Methadone gave me a real sweet craving. I craved sugar and sweets all the time I was on methadone. The craving went away with Suboxone. But I was less depressed on methadone and I do miss my friends from the clinic, B...

Baby Born Addicted When my girlfriend got pregnant she was on 60mg of methadone. She wanted to decrease her dose but the clinic told her she needed to go up because they said the baby was taking half of it away...

Well I've been on Methadone 24 years and I have 5 kids so SEX is great, I have all my teeth and I weigh 104 pounds had my set of twins at age 40 so all that still works, I am not handcuffed to NOTHING but my AMAZING KIDS and my amazing life, I've been married for 21 years to an Amazing man and my life would actually have them shinny silver handcuffs on them if I was still on Heroin but thanks to Methadone I don't have a record AT ALL, I can't help that you couldn't brush your teeth properly and put down the fork and spoon, but that definitely wan not a reaction of Methadone!!!!!!!!

This is a complete misrepresentation of what is truly happening at Methadone Clinics. You're playing with peoples lives hear, REAL people, manipulating them by directing their feedback to serve your agenda. You have no idea if 270mgs is appropriate for that person or not. You can't compare doses like that and act like you are telling the truth. From what I was watching there wasn't any doctor or nurse for you to interview. A good writer tells the WHOLE story, so, please, leave these people alone. And by the way, Rifampin is a very well know medication to cause disturbed bioavailability, 35-55% to be more accurate. So when she said she is actually only receiving about half of the methadone she is prescribed, she was correct. Methadone clinics have become a well established, time-tested proven treatment that works, and like all good treatments, it isn't perfect. People can demonize those places or medications all they want but if those treatments weren't available they'd be complaining about the burglaries, miscarriages, muggings, robberies, murders, and every other negative crime and scheme that used to run rampant before these treatments were available. Don't believe me, research the history and you'll understand why they were created in the first place. Or go talk to your grandmother or grandfather, or anyone fortunate enough to still be alive from that era who will give you an honest picture of what life was like when heroin and other drugs started swallowing up our cities, streets, and lives.